Section: US & Canada
What Is Going on in Ukraine Now?
On the face of it, the conflict in Ukraine seems to have stabilized somewhat. Sporadic shelling aside, the last few months of 2015 saw the “hot” phase of the conflict in eastern Ukraine wind down to a relative calm. Both parties’ forces have been slowly withdrawing in accordance with the latest ceasefire agreement, and while there were some...
The Cyberattack on Ukraine’s Power Grid Is a Warning of What’s to Come
When more than 100,000 people in and around the Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk were left without power for six hours, the Ukrainian energy ministry accused Russia of launching a cyberattack on the country’s national energy grid. Now reports released by security researchers from the SANS Industrial Control Systems team and the Industrial...
4 members of Ukrainian family among dead in Burkina Faso
MOSCOW (AP) — Four members of a Ukrainian family, including a 9-year-old child, were among those killed when al-Qaida fighters attacked a popular cafe and hotel in Burkina Faso’s capital of Ouagadougou, Ukraine’s foreign minister said Sunday. The Italian foreign ministry said in a statement Sunday the 9-year-old son of Gaetano...
Survivors recall narrow escape from Burkina Faso attack
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — As al-Qaida fighters attacked the cafe where he worked, Clement Djiguende was saved by chance: A jihadist who had been firing at patrons simply ran out of bullets. The gun stuck for a moment. Then the militant, dressed in black and a turban, tried several times to reload. That’s when Djiguende and another...
Lt.-Col. Tim Arsenault assumes command of Joint Task Force-Ukraine from Lt.-Col. Jason Guiney
Lieutenant-Colonel Tim Arsenault assumed command on Sunday of Joint Task Force-Ukraine (JTF-U) from Lieutenant-Colonel Jason Guiney during a ceremony which took place at the International Peacekeeping and Security Centre in Starychi, Ukraine, as part of Operation UNIFIER, Canada’s military training mission in Ukraine. As commander of JTF-U,...
4 members of Ukrainian family among dead in Burkina Faso
MOSCOW (AP) — Four members of a Ukrainian family, including a 9-year-old child, were among those killed when al-Qaida fighters attacked a popular cafe and hotel in Burkina Faso’s capital of Ouagadougou, Ukraine’s foreign minister said Sunday. …read more Source: U.S....
4 Members of Ukrainian Family Among Dead in Burkina Faso
Ukraine says four members of a Ukrainian family, including a 9-year-old child, were among those killed when al-Qaida fighters attacked a popular cafe and hotel in Burkina Faso’s capital of Ouagadougou …read more Source: ABC...
Ukrainian woman, daughter among dead in Burkina Faso attack
MOSCOW (AP) — The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry says a Ukrainian woman and her daughter were among those killed when al-Qaida fighters attacked a popular cafe and hotel in Burkina Faso’s capital of Ouagadougou. Foreign Ministry spokesman Yevgeny Ignatovsky told 112 Ukraina television on Sunday that the woman and her husband owned the cafe...
Ukrainian woman, daughter among dead in Burkina Faso attack
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry says a Ukrainian woman and her daughter were among those killed when al-Qaida fighters attacked a popular cafe and hotel in Burkina Faso’s capital of Ouagadougou. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
Ukrainian woman, daughter among dead in Burkina Faso attack
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry says a Ukrainian woman and her daughter were among those killed when al-Qaida fighters attacked a popular cafe and hotel in Burkina Faso’s capital of Ouagadougou. …read more Source: FOX...
